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Fish hook and line, made of wood with antler barbs tied on with sinew. Barbeche
Fish hook and line, made of wood with antler barbs tied on with sinew. Barbeche
Object Number 88-51-10/50400
Display Title Fish hook and line, made of wood with antler barbs tied on with sinew. Barbeche
Descriptions
Object Description Fish hook and line, made of wood with antler barbs tied on with sinew. Barbeche
Inventory Description Fishhook, small wood lure, antler barb, fiber cordage bundle attached
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Date 1880-1889
Culture
  • Innu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Quebec
Additional Geographic Terms Ungava
Materials Wood, Antler, Sinew
Dimensions Rawhide line not measured. Hook L 6.2 cm, W 3 cm
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Lucien M. Turner (1838-1886)
Exchange participant Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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